Sunday, October 13, 2019
Another night of traveling the Volga River, passing through locks and across reservoirs.
As soon as we arrived, we boarded motor coaches for the included shore excursion of the city of Yaroslavl. First we were dropped off at Chelyuskintsev Square for the walking tour.
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| Площадь Челюскинцев/Chelyuskintsev Square War Memorial |
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| Вечный огонь/Eternal Flame |
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Успенский кафедральный собор/Church of the Assumption (original
1215, blown up by Bolsheviks in 1937, rebuilt 2010) |
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NW portal pediment shows the Protection or
Intercession of Mary |
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| Decorative painted glazed tiles using only four colors |
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| Temporary location of the bells that are waiting for the belfry to be built |
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| SW portal shows the Assumption of Mary into Heaven |
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| Park bench with the Yaroslavl coat of arms |
Yaroslavl was founded in 1010 by Yaroslavl the Wise to protect the NE flank of his realm from the marauding Finno-Ugic tribes. When Yaroslavl arrived in the area, pagan tribes released a bear to attack him, but Yaroslavl dispatched the bear with his poleaxe. This event pacified the pagans, allowing Yaroslavl to build a fortress, and making the bear forever carry his poleaxe.
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| Volga Promenade Gazebo |
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| People still attach love locks to the iron railings |
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A view down on Стрелка парк/Strelka or Arrow Park,
at the confluence of the Kotorosl and Volga Rivers |
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| A view across the wide Volga River |
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| Stone marking the site where Yaroslavl founded the city |
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Holy Trinity Sculpture (1995, by Nikolai Mukhin, perhaps inspired by
a 1427 icon by Andrei Rublev) depicts the three angels who visited
Abraham and Sarah, received their hospitality, then informed them
they would have a son; supposed the angels represent the Holy Trinity |
The Holy Trinity Sculpture is controversial because in the Orthodox tradition, only Christ can be depicted in stone. Yet this sculpture was blessed by the Patriarch of Moscow.
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| Newlyweds (and tourists) attempt to throw a coin into the cup of the sculpture |
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| Airedale terriers, perhaps, are ready for winter |
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| Митрополичьи Палаты/Metropolitans Palace (17C), now an art museum |
Back on the motor coaches to the next stop on Andropova Street.
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| Chapel of Alexander Nevsky (1892, by N I Pozdeev) |
We were given free time to wander around a market.
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| Butchery |
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| Dried fruits and nuts |
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| Fresh fruit |
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| Candy stalls |
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| Bakery |
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| Painted porcelain |
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| Honey products |
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| Cheeses |
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| Seafood |
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| Caviar |
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| Outdoors was the clothing market; only coats for now |
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| We found the gourmet chocolate shop |
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| Chocolates |
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| Tamiko with the lucky cat (KSS) |
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| Empty-looking shopping mall |
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| Сретенская церковь/Sretensky Church Belfry (KSS) |
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| Olive products |
Back on the motor coaches:
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Kazansky Convent (founded 1610, closed in 1918)
is once again home to nuns |
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This building was pointed out as being Soviet Constructivist in style,
but it seems more simplistic like Bauhaus |
Next: Yaroslavl 2.
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